Monthly Archives: June 2011

We are in the process of building out a new data center. One of the items I needed to know was a rough estimate of our new, monthly electrical bill. In some cases, you may need to show a return on investment (ROI) for going to a virtualized environment using VMWare or Microsoft Hyper-V. You can calculate the number of watts your devices use by visiting http://www.dell.com/calc.

If you need to calculate cost of power, you can convert watts to kilowatts (watts / 1000), then multiply that by 24 hours, 30 days, and the cost per kwh. So, if you live in an area that has a cost per kilowatt hour at 9.5 cents and your equipment uses 2500 watts, your total cost per month would be $171 per month.

This is a neat little trick for those spy wannabes, or those of you who are paranoid wanting a secret user account on your system. Okay it may not be a totally secret account, as the user folder will be visible after login anyways… Jokes aside, if you have a public available computer, you may […]

This is a neat little trick for those spy wannabes, or those of you who are paranoid wanting a secret user account on your system. Okay it may not be a totally secret account, as the user folder will be visible after login anyways… Jokes aside, if you have a public available computer, you may […]

I am excited to announce that the International SMB MVP Community Roadshow will be making a stop at my IT Pro Group âThe Triad SBS Groupâ on August 2nd. This is a different kind of IT event although it is sponsored by HP & Microsoft the content is totally under control of the MVPâs and […]

2536494 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2536494/ ) It takes a long time to return results when you perform an Advanced Find search on a mailbox by using Outlook in online mode in an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 environment

2535648 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2535648/ ) The EMC takes a long time to open in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2535130 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2535130/ ) Performance in Outlook or in OWA decreases when you use IMAP4 to access the contacts folder in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2535105 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2535105/ ) There is no option to disable the Availability service in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2533543 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2533543/ ) Event ID 2153 is logged on each database availability group member in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2533538 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2533538/ ) You cannot look up the free/busy information of a user who is located on an Exchange Server 2010 organization from another Exchange Server 2010 organization

2533451 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2533451/ ) A RBAC role assignee can unexpectedly run the "Update-FileDistributionService" command on an Exchange Server 2010 server that is outside the role assignment scope

2519359 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2519359/ ) "Changes to the rule cannot be saved." error message when you try to create a reply rule by using Outlook in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2518850 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2518850/ ) You cannot receive email messages on a mobile phone by using ActiveSync in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2517088 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2517088/ ) Public folder conflict resolution does not work as usual in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2515259 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2515259/ ) "The items could not be copied." error message when you run the Get-MailboxSearch cmdlet in an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 environment

2513723 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2513723/ ) The "New-MailboxImportRequest" cmdlet does not import all messages in a .pst file in the ANSI format in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2512023 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2512023/ ) "GetUserOofSettings", "SetUserOofSettings" and "GetUserAvailability" operations do not support Exchange Impersonation on the Exchange Server 2010 SP1 schema

2511897 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2511897/ ) You cannot send an email message to a mailbox for a brief period when you move the mailbox by using online move in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2507463 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2507463/ ) You cannot move a mailbox that contains a corrupted Search Folder in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2506820 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2506820/ ) The free/busy information does not display of a user whose mailbox is located on an Exchange Server 2003 server

2506049 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2506049/ ) The hierarchy of a new public folder database on an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 server is not replicated

2505968 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505968/ ) The EdgeTransport.exe process crashes when you apply a rule that contains a bad email address in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2504453 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2504453/ ) You cannot retrieve statistical information about a public folder by using the "Get-PublicFolderStatistics" cmdlet in an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 environment

2503337 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2503337/ ) Comments of your meeting response message is missing when you decline a meeting request in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2501070 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2501070/ ) A RBAC role assignee can stop queue processing on an Exchange Server 2010 Hub Transport server or an Exchange Server 2010 Edge Transport server that is outside the role assignment scope

2500903 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2500903/ ) A space is missing in the subject line of a "Tentative" meeting response in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2500648 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2500648/ ) "There are no items to show in this view." error message when you try to view a folder in Outlook in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2495167 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2495167/ ) You cannot recover a deleted public folder by using Outlook or MFCMAPI in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2493393 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2493393/ ) You cannot use ECP to perform a wipe on a mobile phone in an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 environment

2492068 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2492068/ ) "The item cannot be saved to this folder." error message when try to post an item to a mail-disabled public folder in an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 environment

2489130 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2489130/ ) A RBAC role assignee can unexpectedly change mailbox properties that are outside the management role group scope in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2479188 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2479188/ ) The iCal parts of an email message contain invalid entries when they are sent from an Exchange Server 2003 mailbox to an Exchange Server 2010 mailbox

2477273 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2477273/ ) The DomainController parameter does not work when you use the "MoveMailbox.ps1" script to move mailboxes in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2471964 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2471964/ ) A NDR is sent to the sender when you move an email message to a personal folder file in an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 or a later version environment

2467619 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2467619/ ) A user who manages a distribution group cannot remove another user whose mailbox is disabled in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2465292 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2465292/ ) "MAPI_E_FAILONEPROVIDER (0x8004011D)" error message when you access an Exchange Server 2010 mailbox by using a MAPI application

2446908 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2446908/ ) ESE event descriptions are missing in Event Viewer when the Eseutil utility is called on an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 server

2394554 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2394554/ ) An email message is not delivered if it contains unsupported encoded characters in the subject line in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

2491951 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2491951/ ) You cannot install Exchange Server 2010 SP1 if the NetBIOS domain name of the domain controller contains an ampersand (&) character

One of my clients is looking for a DBA and a BI developer. They are a very exciting dotcom company with cutting edge technology and are growing fast A bit older than a startup but they still have that feel about them. They are based in North London…(read more)

After 5.5 years, I have decided to leave Microsoft – effective June 27.

I joined Microsoft as “the backup guy” to help DPM v1, which had been in market for about a month … and am proud to be leaving with DPM now considered a mainstream option for Windows backup and me being much more of a “Datacenter & Cloud guy” instead.Along the way, it was a genuine privilege to contribute to storage/file in WS08, WSS08 and WS08R2, as well as SCE 2010 and the upcoming OpsMgr 2012.

I have learned much, traveled far, presented often, and made many, many friends — all of which, I am very grateful for.

Where am I going next?My plan is to take most of the Summer off to spend with my family and help in some Scouting events.I’ve never had much more than a week off at a time in nearly 20 years, so Anita and I have been looking forward to this chance to recharge.After my break:

Long term, I’m going to take my time and look for a Microsoft partner where I can make a real impact on their cloud and infrastructure capabilities.

Short term, I may look at doing a little contract work, writing some content, and perhaps speaking at an event or two.